{"id":19697,"date":"2020-09-26T22:44:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T02:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=19697"},"modified":"2020-09-26T22:44:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T02:44:01","slug":"nys-governor-delays-increase-for-the-third-time-since-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/09\/26\/nys-governor-delays-increase-for-the-third-time-since-march\/","title":{"rendered":"NYS\/Governor delays increase for the third time since March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NYSCOPBA Statement On Wage Increase Deferral\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><u>For Immediate Release<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>September 26, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NYSCOPBA has learned that Governor Cuomo has deferred the contractually required 2% wage increase &nbsp;for the third time since the COVID pandemic began in March.&nbsp; The raise, which was originally scheduled to occur in April, and was originally delayed to October 1, now has been pushed back until January of 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This once again is a slap in the face to the brave men and women in law enforcement and those on the front lines who are tasked with keeping order in our state\u2019s prison systems and our mental health facilities.&nbsp; Throughout this pandemic our members have put their own health &nbsp;and the health of their families at risk going to work each day serving the people of New York.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We understand the dire fiscal crisis facing the state but they should honor the commitment they made to our members.&nbsp; They face some of the most dangerous working conditions in the state and deserve to be fully compensated for the work they do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the first day of this crisis we have had to fight DOCCS and the State for the basic needs to protect our members while they continued to go to work.&nbsp; NYSCOPBA needed to purchase masks for staff that the state initially refused to supply.&nbsp; They wouldn\u2019t initially acknowledge the need for basic protection for our members which was extremely &nbsp;troubling.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We advocated for the suspension of dangerous practices like transporting inmates and inmate visitations, to minimize the spread of the virus.\u00a0 In the meantime, over 1000 members contracted the virus and several died as a result.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our members are continually ignored and forgotten by the Governor, majority members of the State Senate and Assembly.\u00a0 \u00a0They all enjoyed significant raises at the beginning of the year and now are denying hard working state employees a miniscule 2 % raise.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the blue collar union workers that helped navigate us through this crisis, not our elected leaders in Albany.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our union will continue to advocate on behalf of our membership, who have been essential in getting us through this crisis. We will do everything in our power to make sure the state honors its commitment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYSCOPBA Statement On Wage Increase Deferral\u00a0 For Immediate Release September 26, 2020 NYSCOPBA has learned that Governor Cuomo has deferred the contractually required 2% wage increase &nbsp;for the third time since the COVID pandemic began in March.&nbsp; The raise, which was originally scheduled to occur in April, and was originally \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/09\/26\/nys-governor-delays-increase-for-the-third-time-since-march\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[716],"tags":[2055,2322],"class_list":["post-19697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nys","tag-nyscopba","tag-wage-increase-deferral"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-57H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25417,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/nys-nyscopba-officials-call-on-governor-cuomo-doccs-to-halt-future-prison-closures\/","url_meta":{"origin":19697,"position":0},"title":"NYS\/NYSCOPBA officials call on Governor Cuomo, DOCCS to halt future prison closures","author":"aka","date":"May 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Union Cites Increased Violence, COVID as Need To Create Impact Study Press release On May 19, 2021, NYSCOPBA Union Officials called on Governor Cuomo and DOCCS to put a hold\u00a0on any future prison closures until a comprehensive study can be commissioned to address the rising violence inside prisons amid a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;NYS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"NYS","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/nys\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NYSCOPA.png?fit=353%2C285&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14822,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/13\/nys-nyscopba-calls-for-immediate-ban-on-inmate-visits-call-for-action-comes-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","url_meta":{"origin":19697,"position":1},"title":"NYS\/NYSCOPBA Calls for immediate ban on inmate visits, call for action comes amid the COVID-19 Pandemic","author":"aka","date":"March 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Albany, NY \u2013 NYSCOPBA President Michael B. 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